POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 167 NO. 43 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
NEWS
Friday, February 27, 2026 • $1.00
REGIONAL BATTLE
Fire call Firefighters battle hay bale fire between Oregon and Polo / 5
SPORTS
Podium finishers Benesh takes fifth, Perez sixth as Oregon earns 2 state medals / 15 One section • 16 pages
Earleen Hinton for Shaw Local News Network
Polo’s Mercer Mumford and West Carroll’s Chase Schnitzler battle for a loose ball during 1A regional action in Mt. Carroll on Monday, Feb. 23. The Marcos ended the season with the 49-44 loss.
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds...................................11-12 Colbert Column.............................. 10
Court news.....................................7, 9 Property Transfers............................ 6 Sports.................................... 10, 13-16
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